MP3 The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Swingmatism

A ten-piece jazz orchestra playing a range of styles from classic swing through post-swing era, to the openings of the modern jazz era—a lot of different music, really—but it’s all held together by the fact that every song swings.

15 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Swing/Big Band, JAZZ: Big Band



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Solomon Douglas is a jazz pianist and bandleader, whose various bands have played at countless events in North America, Asia, and Australia in the past six years.

Solomon is presently on tour with the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra as their pianist.

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (Shiny Stockings, Cherry Point, One OâClock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George) and that of the Ellington band (Mood Indigo, Johnny Come Lately, Take The âAâ Train, Cottontail, âCâ Jam Blues), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.

âA very good album! Very danceable, mixed tempos, and a variety of songs. I like it. I'm not just saying that, either. The band plays together very, very well.â âFrankie Manning, originator of the Lindy Hop

âGood band. They play for dancers. Thatâs important.â âDawn Hampton, dancer and musician

âSwingmatism highlights Solomonâs expansive knowledge and passion as dancer, musician and arranger. I will be spinning this CD often!â âJesse Miner, Swing DJ

âVery impressive, very professional and tight. I am blown away by the work and by the musicians picked. It is nice to have a swing CD made by a dancer.â âVirginie Jensen, Lindy Hop instructor

âThis CD hits the mark for dancers. Swings hard, and hits you in the gut, especially when Solomon is on the keyboard. Get it, listen to it, dance to it!!â âBill Borgida, Lindy Hop instructor and Swing DJ

âReally fantastic. Vastly superior to 99 of big band stuff produced in the last 20 or 30 years. Good to dance to and great to listen to.â âDavid Mortensen, Swing DJ

âGreat tunes, great musicians, great arrangementsâa very stimulating and enjoyable listening experience, and swinging!â âLarry OâBrien, musical director of the Glenn Miller Orchestra

âIâve danced to Junior Mance, Ray Bryant, Clark Terry, Barbara Morrison and more, and Solomonâs swinginâ group ranks right up there with the best of them for dancers.â âDavid Jacoby, Swing DJ

âNot every day you find a band that can play traditional as well as modern jazz. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet has all those ingredients. And all I can say is that they are really solid.â âChester Whitmore, jazz historian and choreographer

âThis band is one of the best swing bands in the country right now. We are so lucky to have someone who is truly recreating the side of jazz that makes us want to swing out within the true essence of Lindy Hop.â âTonya Morris, Lindy Hop instructor and event planner

âOne of the best new recordings Iâve heard in a while... I love dancing to these guys, they have an authentic style and great energy.â âNina Gilkenson, Lindy Hop instructor

âSwingmatism sounds great! Nicely recorded, clean, right, bright, swinging. In the words of Cheong Liu, âright on!ââ âAlex Pangman, musician